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First Speaker

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5. God bless you for your work with those dogs...

Reply to cali (Original post)

Sun Jun 19, 2016, 07:59 PM

Jun 2016

...and that's a very heart-felt "God bless you"...you're in my prayers tonight. I've taken in a couple of sick old cats in my time, and one lived for three years...Barney. He was sixteen when I took him, and he spent all three years laughing at me--"See? I'm not ready for the needle quite yet, thank you." And as happy as a kitten the whole time...

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I'm not quite sure how it happened, but I take in old and/or dying dogs [View all] cali Jun 2016 OP

Some folks can't help themselves malaise Jun 2016 #1

That is wonderful! michaz Jun 2016 #2

thank you. It sounds like you are far more deserving of praise than I am cali Jun 2016 #3

We don't look for praise and that is what makes it genuine. michaz Jun 2016 #4

God bless you for your work with those dogs... First Speaker Jun 2016 #5

cali, you're an angel ailsagirl Jun 2016 #6

Oh, wow, that's amazing lunamagica Jun 2016 #7

Hugs to you Cali for caring about animals in need. redstatebluegirl Jun 2016 #8

hey, they've all lived longer than anyone thought. cali Jun 2016 #9

We took one that they thought would not live 6 months and he lived 6 years. redstatebluegirl Jun 2016 #10

I believe that too. (I also make my own dogfood) cali Jun 2016 #11

I understand completely Sophiegirl Jun 2016 #12

Awesome! Adrahil Jun 2016 #13

Bless you jehop61 Jun 2016 #14

Ceiling Cat will shower u with lurv shenmue Jun 2016 #15

YES. You ARE an angel! Bigmack Jun 2016 #16

We rescued a flame point himalayan kitten from under a dumpster - he was so tiny and totally covered Native Jun 2016 #17

I hope Dunk continues to do well. I took in an old neighborhood stray who'd been declawed femmedem Jun 2016 #18

Your a good human being elmac Jun 2016 #19

We started with AKC purebread dogs in our 20's and now are Snarkoleptic Jun 2016 #20

Thank You billhicks76 Jun 2016 #21

t y UTUSN Jun 2016 #22